Chapter 2: Girl Genius

She sighed as they got out of the car. She hated Kikyo in the morning. Kagome wasn't much of a morning person and Kikyo, just to spite her, decided to turn off her alarm, making Kagome late. Kikyo, of course woke up and had plenty of time to get ready. Kagome didn't get the chance to brush her hair, but she was wearing her uniform right and had brushed out her hair and pulled it into a messy pony tail in the car on the way to school. She just rushed past Kikyo. Kikyo would pay for what she done.

Kikyo smirked. It seemed Kagome was in a bad mood this morning. Of course she laughed at her genius. Though she was almost late for school, but it was so worth upsetting her sister. She pranced into school and towards her class. She was in a good mood.

He saw her storm through the halls, looking like she was about to raise hell. He wondered what could have possibly put her off, but that question was easily answered when he saw a smug Kikyo walk in. He knew Kikyo did everything in her power to make her sister's life hell. However, he knew better than to piss off a nerd. They often at times had the perfect way at revenge. He regretted now insulting her the other day.

By midday Kagome was back to normal and Kikyo was steaming. It had turned out that Kagome, being the genius she is, hacked into the schools computers and changed every grade in every one of Kikyo's classes. It wasn't like she earned them anyways. She knew Kikyo "bribed" the teachers. It wasn't hard to tell when their eyes followed her everywhere she went. So she went from passing with A's to barely passing. Kikyo wanted to rant and rave but knew no one would listen to her. She just glared at her sister and left.

"Revenge is sweet," Kagome whispered to Miroku over the top of her laptop.

"The old change grades scheme," he asked.

"More like I gave her the grades she deserved." She closed the lid to her laptop. She smirked. "She wanted to humiliate me yesterday as well, but soon that will back fire on her as well."

"You're planning something."

"When am I not planning something?" She asked.

"Good point. So what is it this time?"

"You will have to wait like everyone else," she replied. "I got to go. I need to have a talk with the ice lord for a few." She packed her laptop away.

"Do tell me how that goes." He packed away his stuff as she walked away, a wave over her shoulder in departure.

He had heard what had happened. Kikyo, who was in tears, had talked to her counselor, who had called Kagome in. He was standing outside the door listening as Kikyo sniffled like a hurt child.

"The point is, Kikyo has the grades she deserved. I looked over the work she did," Kagome said. "Most of which is wrong."

"Is not!" She cried.

"The Nile is in Africa, not China," Kagome said. "Even a child knows that."

"Enough. Kikyo, your grades are staying the same until you can bring them up the honest way, and I will be looking over your work and having a talk with your teachers. Kagome, no more hacking into the school computers. Next time you do I'll have to report you. Get out of my office, both of you." Kikyo stormed out crying something that sounded a lot like "It's so unfair." Kagome walked out calmly.

"Just who I needed to see," she said when she saw him.

"Why would you need to talk to me?"

"You boldly told me yesterday that I had to meet your father today, though you never told me where to meet you or when."

"Don't worry about where. I will be picking you up from class." He turned and started to walk away.

"You know, you should treat people with more respect, especially someone like me." She saw him pause in his step before walking on again. "Jerk." She strolled to her next class. One more and she was done for the day. She grinned. It was an easy class too. She would just sit there like she always did. She would take notes and do the work and pass like she always did.

She left class to see Sesshomaru waiting for her as he said he would be. She walked next to him, not even trying to start a conversation with him. She just thought over an equation for one of the things she was working on. She got into a car when he told her to and he drove off, her still thinking. She didn't really want to pay him any attention, so she didn't. He could be an asshole if he wanted. After their "date" she wouldn't have to talk to him anymore and she could go on living her life in quiet, happy solitude. She smiled at that.

He parked the car and got out, her doing the same shortly after him. Yes, it wasn't his house, but his father's office. His father was busy so they would stop by and he would drop her off at her house and be done with it. They got in the elevator and he pressed the button for the floor his father said he would be on and when they got there he got out, followed by Kagome. He entered the room to see his father pondering over something they were developing.

"Why won't it work?" He looked at it again. Kagome, hearing his mutter approached. She took a quick look over it and looked at the equation.

"That should be a three," she said as she pointed to a number in the equation.

He heard the voice and saw the finger and followed it to a nerdy looking girl he couldn't recognize. He looked to see his son behind them.

"She is my date for the dance," he said monotonously.

"Hm." He pulled the glasses off her face without Sesshomaru seeing and pushed her bangs a bit out of her face. "Beautiful," he quietly murmured. He put the glasses back on. "So you say this should be a three." She nodded and he inputted the new data to see that it had worked. He grinned happily. "Thank you. You are so smart." He ruffled her already messy hair. "So who are you?"

"Higurashi Kagome," she supplied.

"Ah, Takashi's youngest daughter. He talks of you a lot, more so how smart you are."

"Ano, arigato." She bowed briefly.

"Such a charming girl." She blushed and he chuckled. "So modest too." He looked to Sesshomaru. "I like this girl very much for you."

"Hn. Our attachment is only temporary."

"Oh?"

"I really should get home, Taisho-sama," she said. She knew Sesshomaru didn't wish to explain so she changed the subject quickly. "It really was nice meeting you." She bowed.

"And it was nice meeting you. Tell your father I said hi."

"I will." She turned and left with Sesshomaru.

"Hn. You saved me from explaining to my father."

"Eh. I would have had to explain as well, and eventually my father would have found out and he'd make me explain it all over again. It's just less trouble." He nodded and took off down the street.

Kikyo grumbled when she got home. Her counselor had called her parents and told them she was failing so now she was grounded until she got her grades up again. It would take week end sessions to do it too. She hated her sister right about now.

"You're back late," she heard her parents say to Kagome.

"Sorry. I had to meet up with Taisho-sama, seeing as Sesshomaru-san wanted me to meet his father before the dance in two weeks."

"I thought you weren't going," her mother said.

"I changed my mind," she lied. "Father, Taisho-sama said to tell you hello."

"I will have to talk to him then." She seemed to nod.

"I should get going, I have my karate class to get to."

"Alright dear, be safe," her mother said. She nodded and ran to her room and grabbed her gym bag and changed before running off again. She had locked her door before going. She didn't need Kikyo sabotaging anything she was working on, or her alarm clock.

She got to class and started to stretch out. Sango was there doing the same thing. Her sensei wasn't there yet so she would still have a bit of time. She smiled and waved.

"So? You were a bit late today."

"Yeah, I had to go meet Sesshomaru's father." Sango nodded. "He is nice enough." Sango nodded. "I'm going to go through with it. I want to wipe that smug look off of Kikyo's face and set everyone straight." Sango nodded. "I'm pretty sure I can find a killer dress before than and someone to do my hair and makeup."

"I want to see that," Sango said.

"You will." She grinned and they stood straight when someone entered.

"Class for today has been canceled."

"Oh?" Sango and Kagome looked at each other. They shrugged.

"Want to come over and see what I have been working on?"

"Sure." They both grabbed their stuff and took off running to Kagome's house.

"Practice was canceled. We're going up to my room." And with that and the slam of a door they were gone. Her mom looked confused.

"This is what I have been working on."

"What is it?"

"It is the first step to true hover crafts," Kagome said, holding up a prototype. "I haven't been able to completely try it out though. And the power source is hard to come by, which is why I haven't tried it out yet." Sango nodded. "Did I mention I was a genius?"

"I think we already established that." She looked around Kagome's dark room. "What is that?" She pointed to a smaller device.

"That is a regulator. It is very useful, but also a prototype. It has a few kinks but I almost have it ironed out." She placed her prototypes down. "This is the only thing that I have finished so far." She started to turn something on. "This is a hollow pad. I use it to sketch and make the equations for everything work. It was hard to develop and a bit sensitive. It has saved all the work I have done with everything, but mind you, my father doesn't even know about any of this." Sango nodded. "He'd be furious at me for keeping all of this secret."

"Then why do you do it?"

"Because I know he will try to get me help and I don't want it." Sango nodded. "There is a lot that they don't know." She pulled off the sweatshirt she wore and threw it with her gym bag.

"Got anything for me to do?" Sango asked.

"Actually, I have another prototype I need to test out. Nothing dangerous, mind you. But really cool." She ran across her room to her closet. She pulled out two suits and handed one to Sango. "Put this on as I put this one on." She nodded. Kagome pulled off her baggy close to reveal a tank top and short shorts. She pulled on her suit completely and hooked up cords to both suits.

"So what is this?"

"It is a suit that has many uses as well. Watch the hallow screen." Sango did and watched as two forms appeared after it registered. She watched one of the forms move. "Now we will practice our fighting and this will record it." Sango nodded and the two went at it, being careful of the cords. After half an hour they stopped and watched it.

"That is cool."

"Now watch." Kagome made a back ground and made the figures take their forms. She pressed play and Sango watched as they fought on top of a cliff. "And…" And then music started to go with it as well as sounds that would be made during a normal fight.

"That is awesome. You could make a lot of money with this."

"It is a prototype for a reason." Kagome held up the cords. "I'm trying to make it all wireless. It will take a little bit more time."

"It is still pretty cool. Can you put that on a disc for me? I want to show one of my friends that."

"Sure." She sat down and pushed a few things. "Here you go." She threw her a disc in a case. "I also made the CD burner. Faster and more hi-def than others." Sango nodded. "No one will be able to tell that we never fought on that cliff. The program even went so far as to factor in the wind and dust."

"Sweet." She threw it in her bag. "I should be heading out now."

"Later Sango."

"Later." She watched Sango leave before locking her door and climbing in her shower.

Author's note: Here is the second installment. I hope you all enjoyed it and thanks to all those who have reviewed. I will start working on those one shot requests and hopefully have those up soon. Take care.